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Frustrated Hosiah Chipanga dumps Zimbabwe
24 Nov 2015 at 06:38hrs | Views
Outspoken Sungura musician, Hosiah Chipanga is turning his back on Zimbabwe and is now seeking greener pastures in Namibia.
He is due to leave the country this week.
According to NewsDay, Chipanga is leaving with his Vaparidzi Veshoko band and heading to Windhoek in search of the proverbial greener pastures.
"I will be leaving Zimbabwe anytime this week heading for Namibia, where my music is making waves. I have been receiving many invites by promoters and individuals who want me to perform there," Chipanga said.
Chipanga said he was looking forward to flying the Zimbabwean flag high in the foreign land.
"We were being used by some promoters here to perform for peanuts. We have done a lot for some of them and they achieved what they wanted, but do not even bother to look back at us and appreciate our role and effort,".
The album Gushungo, which proved to be a major success, is reportedly selling very well in Namibia and South Africa.
"The Gushungo song has become their national anthem. By that, the music has promoted itself to the extent of forcing other promoters to look around for me to give the Namibians some live performances," Chipanga said.
"Some sections of the media pushed me out of music, after they had misinterpreted my messages. It is sad that some viewed me as a sell-out. I am happy that some people out there, like in Namibia, are now beginning to recognise that I am just an artiste who wants to share the social ills with his people," he said.
He is due to leave the country this week.
According to NewsDay, Chipanga is leaving with his Vaparidzi Veshoko band and heading to Windhoek in search of the proverbial greener pastures.
"I will be leaving Zimbabwe anytime this week heading for Namibia, where my music is making waves. I have been receiving many invites by promoters and individuals who want me to perform there," Chipanga said.
"We were being used by some promoters here to perform for peanuts. We have done a lot for some of them and they achieved what they wanted, but do not even bother to look back at us and appreciate our role and effort,".
The album Gushungo, which proved to be a major success, is reportedly selling very well in Namibia and South Africa.
"The Gushungo song has become their national anthem. By that, the music has promoted itself to the extent of forcing other promoters to look around for me to give the Namibians some live performances," Chipanga said.
"Some sections of the media pushed me out of music, after they had misinterpreted my messages. It is sad that some viewed me as a sell-out. I am happy that some people out there, like in Namibia, are now beginning to recognise that I am just an artiste who wants to share the social ills with his people," he said.
Source - NewsDay
